Search results for "Obesity"
Pathology of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease improves after bariatric surgery
Bariatric surgery improved nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in obese patients, according to a study presented at Digestive Disease Week.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/06/4.htm
6 May 2014
Contraception review offers solutions to a perennial problem
Half of all pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended, a figure on par with developing countries. Women often think they are not at risk of getting pregnant when they most certainly are.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/06/contraception.htm
1 Jun 2013
Rethinking the value of the annual exam
Patients expect it and internists won't let it go. But does the evidence support the need for the periodic health exam? Experts weigh in on the value of regularly seeing a patient on a preventive basis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/01/annual.htm
1 Jan 2010
H1N1 hitting young and middle-aged adults
Early reports from the 2013-2014 flu season indicate that young and middle-aged adults may be disproportionately affected by the influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 (pH1N1) virus, the CDC recently warned.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/01/07/6.htm
7 Jan 2014
Four types of food vouchers, same dietary outcomes
Voucher restriction and frequency did not appear to affect fruit and vegetable intake.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/09/four-types-of-food-vouchers-same-dietary-outcomes.htm
1 Sep 2019
Prediabetes: What can doctors call it?
Internists know to screen patients for diabetes, but may be unsure how to manage patients whose blood glucose levels are higher than normal but fall below the cutoff of the disease.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/07/prediabetes-what-can-doctors-call-it.htm
1 Jul 2017
Pinpointing primary hyperparathyroidism
With targeted testing, especially in those who present with kidney stones and bone density issues, internists can help patients with this disorder get appropriate care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/04/pinpointing-primary-hyperparathyroidism.htm
1 Apr 2022
Obesity is heaviest in the South and Appalachia
Two-thirds of American adults are either overweight or obese, a rate that grew from 15% for 1978-80 to 32% in 2003-04.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/trends.htm
1 Jan 2008
Antidepressants associated with decreased mortality rates in patients with diabetes and depression
A retrospective cohort study in Taiwan found that antidepressant use was associated with a significantly reduced risk for death, and after adjustment, total mortality decreased as total cumulative antidepressant dose increased.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/09/4.htm
9 Jul 2019
‘Getting back to normal’ at Internal Medicine Meeting 2023
The meeting will be held April 27-29 in San Diego and virtually, with in-person precourses offered on April 25-26.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/03/getting-back-to-normal-at-internal-medicine-meeting-2023.htm
1 Mar 2023